Inuyasha's feelings for Kikyo are the same; but when Kagome loses her memory, he is able to see another side of her he didnt know she had. Kagome doesnt remeber him, but why is she attracted to this cute doggie-eared boy? Review please! COMPLETE

Hey everyone! This is my first Inuyasha fic! I hope you like it, I came out
with this plot some time ago, but I wasn't so sureto post it. Anyways I
think I'm gonna change the title later, but oh well.. Oh! I don't own any
of the Inuyasha characters showed here, so don't sue me ok? I really hope
you at least find it a bit interesting. Enjoy!

Sacrifices

"You never know what you've got until you lose it."

It was a normal day on the feudal era. The wind blew calmly, making some of
the fallen tree leaves dance around in the air, making it a rather
interesting scene to watch. Some chirping birds stood on one of the
branches of a tree not far from where Miroku, Sango, Shippo and Kagome were
sitting having lunch. As usual, Kagome had brought all kinds of different
things from her house, from cans of soda to small candy bars for Shippo.
They all seemed to be having a good time when suddenly, Kagome turned her
head towards the nearby lake, watching Inuyasha sitting in front of it, not
doing anything but staring at it; she got a concerned look on her face as
she turned to the others.

"I'm worried about him, he's been acting like that since he.. well, you
know.." said a concerned Kagome while lowering her face. The rest of the
guys looked at her with concern too.

"Come on Kagome!! You know how Inuyasha is!! He's always in a cranky mood!"
stated Shippo while sitting on Kagome's lap.

"He's right Kagome-chan.. you shouldn't worry about him. he'll be ok.. he
just needs some time, he's always gotten back to normal after a few
hours.." said Sango while holding a soda can between her hands.

"Both Sango and Shippo are right" stated Miroku, Kagome looked at him.
"Inuyasha is known for being a loner.. he just needs some time alone..
he'll be ok.."

"Hai!!!! We shouldn't worry about him, he's always been this way after
running into Kik.." he stopped and covered his mouth as he saw Sango and
Miroku's expressions, realizing what he had just done. When he turned
towards Kagome, he noticed her sadened expression and he as well got one
too. "Gomen." he whispered while lowering his face.

Kagome quickly changed her saddened face for a smiling one, then she turned
towards the little fox who sat next to her with an apologetic expression.
"Uun!! Daijoubu Shippo!.." Miroku, Sango and the little fox stared back at
her with a surprised expression at the now smiling Kagome. "You don't have
to feel bad for me, really" Kagome said while standing up. Tough Sango
wasn't able to see her expression, she knew Kagome's smile had gone. "After
all.. he is our friend.. and he cares about Kikyo deeply.. so there's
nothing to be sad about" she mumbled in a soft tone of voice.

Then she turned towards them faking a smile. "Ja, I better go check on him
anyway". Then she turned around and started to walk away. Unconciously,
Sango had clenched her hands around the soda can, squeezing it hard enough
to make some of the soda spill.

"I hate the way he always acts when he's seen Kikyo.. he's always so
depressed it makes me want to go and whack him on the head.. plus, he does
that even knowing Kagome's feelings for him. argh! How can he be so
selfish!" stated Sango in her angry tone of voice, placing the can down and
drying her hands.

"We cant judge him, after all we don't know what he's going through. sure
he gets depressed everytime he sees Kiyko, but then again, wouldn't you
be?.." Miroku stated as Sango and Shippo stared at him. "If the person you
loved tried to kill you everytime you see him, wouldn't you feel just as
down as he seems to be?"

"Are you taking his side Miroku! How could you be! What about Kagome!"
snapped an angry looking Shippo.

"I'm not taking his side, I'm just trying to make you see his situation.
after all he did say he chose her instead of Kagome.." Sango and Shippo
turned their faces way looking upset. "Though I do think he shouldn't do
this in front of her. wether you're hurt or not, it doesn't mean you hurt
other people.. and on this case, Kagome.. I'm sure Inuyasha's not doing
this on purpose.. I just guess he doesn't really notice what he's doing."
then he glared at Kagome walking up to him.

Sitting by the lake, inuyasha's eyes reflected sadness and concern. He was
staring at the lake not actually staring at it. He was lost in his own
thoughts in a hypnotized way.

(FLASHBACK)

Running through the woods, Inuyasha found himself running after a wolf
demon.

"KISAMA!!!!!!!! You wont run away from me this time!!!!" he yelled with a
grin on his face.

As he finished his sentence, he quickly pulled Tessaiga out, and swinging
it really fast, he yelled. "KAZE NO KIZU!!!!!" after a few seconds, the
demon was cut in half and dissolved in front of his eyes, leaving Inuyasha
smirking in satisfaction and stepping forward to pick up the Shikon Shard.
As he leaned to pick the shard, he sensed a familiar smell, and lifting his
face with widened eyes he stammered.

"K-Kikyo??.." was the only words that came out of his mouth. In front of
him, Kiyko stood surrounded by her soul snatchers, staring at him with her
usual cold expression.

"Why are you so surprised to see me. don't you know these woods are like
home to me now." she said in a cold tone of voice while walking towards
him. Inuyasha stood frozen looking at her.
Even though he knew she was dead and that she wanted to take him to hell
with her, he still couldn't help but to feel like he wanted to go running
towards her and hug her tightly, so she wouldn't go away from him anymore.
But he knew he couldn't, deep down his heart he knew that she wasn't the
same Kikyo he used to know, not now, not ever.

"I." Inuyasha was interrupted by Kikyo.

"I know what you're here for. you came after the Shikon shard as well. I
could feel it coming towards this direction.."

"And why did you come! I know you're not after the shards anymore!" he
yelled as he syepped forward towards her. "Did you know I was coming here
too?? Do you want me to help you! Just say so Kikyo!" snapped Inuyasha.

" Did I come." she started and then begun laughing. "why did you think I'd
come here in search for your help! .. what.. cant a girl just come to see
her long lost love?" Kikyo had an evil grin on her face as she saw
Inuyasha's shocked expression.

"Kikyo I.." he said while stepping forward, but then stopping suddenly as
he watched Kikyo pointing at him with an arrow and bow.

"You stay right there. I don't want you anywhere near me.. stupis
Inuyasha.. what were you going to say.. 'I care about you Kikyo'?.. 'I love
you' perhaps?" Inuyasha just stared at her firmly. "I want you to know I
don't care about your stupid feelings.. I loath you" she said with anger.
"I'm stuck in this world because of you. I wont rest until I.."

"Until you take me to hell with you.. I know" Kikyo just stared at him. " I
know Kikyo, and I said I'd go with you. so shoot"

Kikyo's eyes widened as she heard him say that. Her hands begun to shake
lightly as her eyes narrowed in anger.

"Go ahead! Isnt that what you want! I'm not gonna fight you Kikyo! Shoot!
I'll go to hell with you!!.. I'll go anywhere with you!!" he yelled as he
stepped forward and noticed Kikyo's shaking hands.

"You stay right there I tell you!!!!" snapped an angry Kikyo. Inuyasha kept
walking towards her with a softened expression now.

"You cant shoot Kikyo. I know because I couldn't do it either if it was
you.." he said while taking one step closer to her. Kikyo narrowed her eyes
in anger as Inuyasha stood in shock at the sight of her expression. Angry
narrowed eyes and an evil smirk. After a while, he felt a sharp pain coming
from his right arm as he fell to the ground. He stared at the arrow
encrusted on his arm as he glanced at Kikyo.

"The hell I cant.. " she said in a cold tone of voice while lowering her
bow. A cold breeze blew, making some of the leaves that were on the ground
fly between them. "I said I'd take you to hell with me.. but I wont do it
under this circumstances.. I want you to suffer the way I did. I want you
to hate the person that kills you.. the person that you love" Inuyasha
widened his eyes as he heard her say this. "That way you'll feel what I
felt 50 years ago. then you'll understand all the hate I've got for you.
That's right.. all the hate and hate only.. don't think just because you're
seeing me now I'm the same person.. the Kikyo that once shared feelings for
you is gone"

Inuyasha's face showed pain now. He didn't want to hear those words
anymore, how could she hate him so much when all he did was care about her.
how could she hate him so much even knowing the truth now. that he wasn't
the one that betrayed her. that it was Naraku's fault. But he did anyway.
He'd heard her say those words many times before, but it felt like a stab
in the heart this time.

" I hate you Inuyasha, all this hate is the only thing that keeps me alive
here. so don't you think I could ever go back to caring about you. ever" as
she finished she turned around and started to walk away.

Inuyasha struggled to get back on his feet, and when he did, with his face
lowered he called out for her one more time. "I swore I'd protect you.. and
I'll keep my word.."

Kikyo half turned towards him and glared at him with narrowed angry eyes. "
Next time you see me you wont." she stated coldly. " 'You'll probably have
to keep that promise for someone else.. that is why I hate you Inuyasha.
you found somebody else while I'm still holding to this hate for you..'"
she thought as she walked away and disappeared on the dark woods.

Inuyasha stayed still, unable to move and staring at the ground with sad
eyes.

(END OF FLASHBACK)

As he stared at the lake looking like he had been hypnotized, he didn't
notice Kagome was now kneeling behind him.

"Inuyasha?" Kagome asked as she placed one of her hands on his shoulder.
This made Inuyasha jump in surprise, sending Kagome to the floor.

"What are you trying to do huh????!!! You wanna scare me to death!!!!!???"
asked Inuyasha with a funny angry expression. Kagome got to her feet and
stared at him with funny angry eyes.

"What???!!!!!! I care about you enough to come here and see what's wrong
and you act like this!!!!???" she snapped at him.

"Of course I did!!!!! After all, with that ugly face who wouldn't!!!!??" he
smirked but quickly got a funny scared expression as he saw Kagome was now
really angry.

"Inuyasha. OSUWARI!!!!!!!!"

*POOF* all the smoke surrounded Inuyasha who was on the floor now. As he
got up, they started to argue.

Miroku, Sango and Shippo stared at them with blinking eyes.

"I guess everything's back to normal now." stated Sango while Shippo and
Miroku nodded in agreement.

Inuyasha and Kagome were arguing when suddenly Kagome noticed a bright spot
on the water of the lake, behind Inuyasha.

"Masaka!!!!!!!" Kagome yelled when suddenly a huge moster came out of the
water, making a huge splash, not giving them time to react. It pulled out
one of it's arms and from it, a thin wodden stick was shot at Inuyasha's
direction. He barely had time to turn around when he saw the stick coming
at him and he widened his eyes.

"LOOK OUT!!!!!!!" yelled Kagome as she pushed Inuyasha out of the way; As
he fell on his back he saw Kagome's expression full of pain as the thin
stick encrusted on her left shoulder, making thin lines of blood fly on the
air.

"Kagome!" Shippo yelled from a far distance as he and the rest approached
the lake.

"KAGOME!!!!!!!!!" yelled Inuyasha as he saw Kagome fell on her back.
"KISAMA!!!!!!!!!!!" yelled again as he quickly turned around and unsheathed
Tessaiga , slashing the demon in half and catching the shikon shard it had
encrusted.

When he turned around, the scene he saw paralized him. In shock and fear he
saw blood around Kagome's body. "K-Kagome.?"

As the others approached them, Inuyasha reacted and went running towards
the now unconcious Kagome.

"Kagome!!!!!! Don't DIE please!!!!!!!!" cried Shippo. Miroku and Sango were
sitting next to her as Inuyasha stood in front, not knowing what to do.

"Kagome!! Kagome!!" yelled Sango while kneeling next to her and putting
Kagome's head on her lap. "She's not answering..!"

"This.. is all my fault.." managed to say a scared and shocked Inuyasha.

"This is not the time to blame yorself Inuyasha!!! Let's take her to the
closest village before she dies!!" yelled Miroku, getting Inuyasha out of
his trance.

Inuyasha kneeled and carried her on his arms, she felt as light as a
feather which worried Inuyasha. "Quick! Let's get.." he was cut off by
Sango, who had widened eyes while staring at her hand.

"Blood.Blood!!" They looked at Sango and saw she was right. Her skirt was
tainted in blood and so was her hand.

"She must have hit her head when she fell.." stated Miroku. When they all
turned to the spot where she was laying before, they noticed a small rock
covered in blood.

"Let's go now before she dies!!!" cryied Shippo while jumping into Miroku's
shoulder.

"Shut up you little brat! She's not gonna die!!!!! Snapped an angry
Inuyasha.

"Just quit yelling now, that is not gonna make things better" stated Miroku
in a serious tone of voice.

"Let's use Kirara.."said Sango as the others nodded. "Kirara!!"

As the little cat-demon heard her name, she went running towards them while
transforming into her tiger-demon form. Inuyasha jumped on top of her,
still holding Kagome carefully.

Miroku turned to Sango. "You better go with them, Shippo and I will get
there as soon as we can"

"Hai!" said Sango while jumping on Kirara's back. "We'll see you there" And
with that, they took off.

"Do you think she'll be all right??" asked an impatient Shippo.

"I don't know Shippo. I don't know."

It was now dark outside and Inuyasha and Sango sat next to a sleeping
Kagome who had bandages on her shoulder and her head. Luckily they had
gotten to the closest village on time. And the villagers were kind enough
to give them a place to stay and some food for them to eat. But Inuyasha's
only concern was Kagome; she looked so fragile laying there, " 'Like a
sleeping angel'" he thought to himself as he watched her with concerned and
angry eyes at the same time.

"She'll be ok.." stated a calmed Sango.

"Yeah well no thanks to me." stated Inuyasha in a soft tone of voice.

"It wasn't your fault. even if it was you the one looking at the lake you
wouldn't have been able to see it.. only she is.."

Inuyasha turned his face away. "Where are Miroku and Shippo anyway."

"I think they went to get some more water. and then they were going to talk
to the head of this village to see if he'd agree to let us stay for some
time." Sango answered not taking her eyes from Kagome.

"Well they better.." started saying Inuyasha, but he quickly turned around
when he heard Kagome groan. "Kagome??.. Kagome??" He watched her groan in
pain, then he got sad/concerned eyes.

"Kagome??." asked Sango as they saw Kagome was slowly opening her eyes.

Her vision was flurry, the room was rather dark but it seemed to be lighted
by a candle. Kagome felt nothing but a stinging pain thorugh all her body.
She could her some people talking, though she wasn't sure who they were.
When her vision focused, she saw a girl about her age sitting next to a
handsome boy in a red kimono, with dog ears popping out of his head; she
slightly smiled at him.

Inuyasha drew a smile on his face as he saw her awake. "Kagome??!! Daijoubu
ka??!"

Kagome just stared at him not saying anything, which worried Inuyasha.

"Are you ok??!" he asked.

"Shh!!!! She's just woken up you baka!" Sango whispered in an annoyed tone
of voice.

"Ka.Kagome. who. who is she. who are you.." Kagome asked while looking at
them. Both Inuyasha and Sango held surprised, concerened and saddened
expressions.

"You mean.. you don't remember us?.. you don't remember who you are?.."
asked Sango in a softly tone of voice, just so she wouldn't scare Kagome.
Inuyasha was shocked as he saw Kagome shook her head slowly.

"Kagome.." He whispered. He looked at Kagome who was staring at him
motionless and with sad eyes.

"She doesn't. she doesn't remember." said Sango while looking at a shocked
and concerned Inuyasha. A cold breeze entered the room putting out the
candle light.

Author's note: Soooo??? How did you like it?? I'll be expecting your
reviews!!! Maybe you could tell me what you think should happen next!!! Ja
ne!!

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